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NHL Power Rankings thru December 8, 2025: Avalanche remain on top of the mountain; Stars surging, Devils fall
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We are deep into the holiday season of the 2025-26 NHL season, which is available to watch on DAZN.
It is expected to be another fascinating season between now and June. Add to that it is a Winter Olympic year, making the 2025/26 season even more special.
Every match of the season will be live on DAZN with NHL.TV worldwide, excluding Canada and the U.S.
It was a wild week.
Now, we present this week's NHL Power Rankings. Are the Colorado Avalanche still No. 1? Who is making a run, and who is sliding?
NHL Power Rankings
| TEAMS | RANK |
| Colorado Avalanche | 1 (-) |
| Dallas Stars | 2 (-) |
| Washington Capitals | 3 (+4) |
| Anaheim Ducks | 4 (+4) |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 5 (-2) |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 6 (+6) |
| New York Islanders | 7 (+17) |
| Minnesota Wild | 8 (-2) |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 9 (-5) |
| Boston Bruins | 10 (+1) |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 11 (+3) |
| New York Rangers | 12 (+7) |
| Montreal Canadiens | 13 (-) |
| Detroit Red Wings | 14 (+4) |
| Los Angeles Kings | 15 (-6) |
| Philadelphia Flyers | 16 (-6) |
| New Jersey Devils | 17 (-12) |
| Columbua Blue Jackets | 18 (+6) |
| Utah Mammoth | 19 (+3) |
| Edmonton Oilers | 20 (+3) |
| San Jose Sharks | 21 (-) |
| Florida Panthers | 22 (+4) |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 23 (-3) |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 24 (+3) |
| Ottawa Senators | 25 (-8) |
| Winnipeg Jets | 26 (-1) |
| St. Louis Blues | 27 (+1) |
| Seattle Kraken | 28 (-12) |
| Buffalo Sabres | 29 (-) |
| Calgary Flames | 30 (+1) |
| Vancover Canucks | 31(-1) |
| Nashville Predators | 32 (-) |
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